The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-15
TaE ANARCHISTS MUST GO.

The action of the Illinois Supreme
Court affirming the judgment Of the
Chicago court against the Anarchists of
that city will be applauded by good
men everywhere. In cases of this
character judges have to be men of
courage as well as ability if they do
right The Anarchist element in Chi
cago is powerful politically and soci-
ally. If it had not been so hasty; If it
had not precipitated matters by inclt-
ing the Haynarket outrage and muir
der, two or three years more would
have seen the Anarchists in control of
the second commercial city of the ma
ton, and in position to dictate to the
politica. parties of the geat State OF
Illinois. Success attracts followers, and
the rapid growth of the Anarchists was
winning hundreds and thousands of ad-
herents, who would never have thought
of aIlyipg themselves with a failing
cause. The Haymarket affair was not
timely. Its movers had not counted
their strength, or had oVerestimated
their power. They were year or two
in advance of wise calculations. In
stead of rallying the masses to their
red banner, they alarmed the people
and opened their eyes to the actual
condition of things. The outbreak
brought the better element face TO face
With the ugly fact that the city was in
tested by a mob, numerically strong,
vicious in intent and threatening the
overthrow of the government itself, 1t
was really good thing for Chicago
that the bombs were thrown on that
fatal night, for the bloody deed not
only brought to the people a knowl-
edge of the situation, but spurred them
up to grasp the monster and strange
it before the beast had attained such
proportions as would enable it to defy
assaults.
As remarked, on such occasions and
under such circumstances, judges and
law officers must be courageous as we'll
as able, or they will fail. The Chicago
courts, backed and encouraged by a
thoroughly aroused public opinion, did |
their duty manfully, and now the
higher tribunal has seco nded and |
affirmed the brave effort of the city
officials to destroy the evil that was
threatening not merely the peace and
good order of Chicago, but the very ex-
istence of the municipality, if not of the
State government itself.
The Anarchists must hang, and all
good citizens will say amen. The
scoundreIs merit their fate, for they are
murderers at heart and in deed.
Society at large will be the great
gamer by the execution of Spies and
his red handed associates. 1t will
coant Little that half a dozen men are
hanged, but it will count much that
Anarchism has been struck blow from
which it will not readily recover. The
warning will go out to the murderous
foreigners who have come to this
country that while we open our arms
and extend welcome to the poor and
oppressed, we will require of them con-
formity to the rules, regulations and
institutions of the land. The hanging
of the Chicago murderers will be notice
to the SOCIALISTS and Anarchists every
where that their hellish doctrines will
not be tolerated on American soil any
more than elsewhere.
The Justices of the Illinois Supreme
Court are to be congratulated on their
affirming opinion. 1t is an opinion
which will have much influence for
good throughout the republic.